DATE: November 17, 2023 3:50:45 PM CST

Garrison leaders announce Thanksgiving holiday hours for offices, installation services

By Fort Leonard Wood Public Affairs Office

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. (Nov. 17, 2023) — Fort Leonard Wood garrison leaders have announced Thanksgiving holiday hours of operation for offices and installation services, including Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation, Army and Air Force Exchange Service and Defense Commissary Agency facilities.

The following will be closed Thursday, Nov. 23 and/or Friday, Nov. 24:

Garrison headquarters:

  • Equal Employment Office
  • Garrison Resource Management Office
  • Garrison Safety Office
  • Internal Review Office
  • Plans, Analysis and Integration Office

Directorate of Human Resources:

  • Administrative Services Division
  • Casualty Services (on call)
  • Retirement Services
  • Truman Education Center
  • Military Personnel Division
  • ID Card Section

All Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation facilities are closed Nov. 23 except for Davidson Fitness Center, which is open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The following DFMWR facilities are closed Friday, Nov. 24:

  • Installation Wide Events Office
  • Leisure Travel Services
  • Pershing Community Center
  • Middle School Teen Center
  • Morelli Heights Bar & Grill (also closed Saturday)
  • MWR Maintenance and Warehouse
  • MWR Marketing

Directorate of Emergency Services

  • Police Administration Office

Logistics Readiness Center:

  • Central Issue Facility Permanent Party and Clothing Recovery Facility
  • Food Program Management Office
  • Freight Office
  • Maintenance Division
  • Property Book Office

Additional Thursday and/or Friday closures include:

  • Main Exchange will be closed Thursday and open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday
  • Mission and Installation Contracting Command
  • Religious Support Office
  • Staff Judge Advocate

All other offices will have minimal staffing to support mission requirements. To reach a member of the garrison leadership team over the holidays, call the Fort Leonard Wood Watch Office at 573.563.6126.

The following will have open hours of operation on Friday, Nov. 24:

  • Army Community Service is open from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday
  • Army Substance Abuse Program is open from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday
  • Automotive Skills Center is open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday
  • Bruce C. Clarke Library is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday
  • Burger King is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday
  • Charley’s is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday
  • Child Development Centers 615 and 408 will have regular operations Friday
  • CYS Parent Outreach Services will have regular operations Friday
  • Class Six is open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday
  • Commissary will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday
  • Davidson Fitness Center is open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday
  • Daugherty Bowling Center is open from 10:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday
  • Dunkin’ Donuts Express Location is open from 5 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday
  • Dunkin’ Donuts mall location will be open 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday
  • Furniture Store is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday
  • In and Out Processing will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday
  • Lake of the Ozarks Recreation Area is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday
  • Main Exchange is closed Thursday and open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday
  • North Express is open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Thursday and 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday
  • Outdoor Adventure Center is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday
  • Piney Valley Golf Course is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday (weather dependent)
  • Popeye’s is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday
  • Qdoba is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday
  • School Age Center 616 will have regular operations Friday
  • Slim Chickens is open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday
  • South Express is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday
  • Specker Gym is open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday
  • Starbucks is open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday

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About Fort Leonard Wood

Fort Leonard Wood is a thriving and prosperous installation that has evolved from a small basic training post 80 years ago to a premier Army Center of Excellence that trains nearly 80,000 military and civilians each year.

Fort Leonard Wood is home to the U.S Army Maneuver Support Center of Excellence and three U.S. Army schools: the U.S. Army Engineer School; U.S. Army Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear School; and the U.S. Army Military Police School. In addition to training engineer, CBRN and military police specialties for the Army, Fort Leonard Wood also provides gender-integrated in-processing and Basic Combat Training for new Soldiers.

Fort Leonard Wood also hosts and trains with the largest Marine Corps Detachment and Air Force Squadron on any Army installation as well as a large Navy construction detachment.